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FAITH NO MORE released 'You Fat Bastards : Live At The Brixton Academy, London' 28 years ago!

On August 20th 1990 Faith No More released You Fat Bastards : Live At The Brixton Academy London their only official pro-shot live recording. The footage was recorded at the Brixton venue (now O2 Academy) on April 28th 1990 by William Shapland, directed by John Booth with the audio mixed by Matt Wallace. The VHS was primary released to satisfy fan's demand for FNM music yet only included 11 of the 18 tracks played at the show. The title of the VHS came from a crowd chant. "We felt a certain warmth when the crowd started shouted at us, a feeling of affection." - Jim Martin 1990

Raw Magazine Liz EvansAT LAST, in glorious colour, all the savage sensuality of a Faith No More gig! If you were at this London show, you can now happily relive it at your leisure, try to spot yourself in the crowd and pick out the bum notes. If you missed it, you can see what all the fuss was about. Either way it's a bit of a sparkler, avoiding the usual drab trap of vids such as these. Watching a gig from your living room can be unbearably dull, but Faith No More's goofy, sassy, downright sexy performance translates wonderfully well whether you're leaping from the stacks or vegetating on the sofa. Few bands are as visually addictive as FNM. Vocalist Mike Patton bounces, stomps, strides and contorts, a beautiful bag of ferocious energy working overtime and never tiring. Metal monster Jim Martin looks suitably eccentric lurking with sinister motion, like a throwback from 70s electric hippiedom, complete with Flying V and ridiculous spectacles. At the back, the dreadlocked Mike Bordin smashes a funky rhythm so tight it hurts, while Bill Gould pumps bass and Roddy Bottum sweats over his keyboards. Each has a presence peculiar to themselves, unity never having been a feature of this band, which results in an effective drama of conflict and contrast. From the juicy punch of 'We Care A Lot', the scowling intensity of 'Edge Of The World' and the earnest kick of 'Falling To Pieces', to the ambitious chant of 'Epic' and the hypnotic rendition of Sabbath's 'War Pigs', FNM tease your brain, jump on your toes and make your flesh itch. Their ingenius mix of heavy Funk and Metal is truly dangerous, Mike Patton's props (a policeman's hat and a skull mask to name a couple) and expressions lend mischief, cheek and humour, the outcome is utterly infectious. Whether it's a first or a flashback, You Fat Bastards is an hour of pure entertainment. Fast, fun, fierce and furious.RIP Magazine Neil Perry